melħ
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Maltese
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m-l-ħ |
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Etymology
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[edit]melħ m (plural mlieħ or mlieħi)
- salt
- nitfa melħ ― a pinch of salt
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 19:26:
- U l-mara ta’ Lot ħarset lura minn warajh, u saret plier tal-melħ.
- New International Version translation: But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
- common sense
- nosy parker, busybody